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Brochures
Biological Control and Leafy Spurge by Steve Merritt Emerging early in spring and with an already extensive root system, exceeding 20 feet in depth, leafy spurge is highly adaptable, reproducing and spreading under various conditions. While a variety of management tools have been used, no single tool offers the perfect solution. Through many years of research, flea beetles have become an effective, affordable, sustainable, target specific and easy to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) agent in the biocontrol management of leafy spurge. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, TEAM Leafy Spurge Out-of-print, full color, fourfold brochure. November 1999 Viewable in a 2 page PDF File (377 KB) FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader (required) Each page has four sections (left, left/center, right/center and right). Reading order of the main text body in the PDF format is as follows: The main text begins on the right section of page 2. The main text then flows to the left and left/center sections of page 1.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) by TEAM Leafy Spurge staff With more concern about the use of pesticides, biologically based control methods are becoming the preferred foundation upon which to build better Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, TEAM Leafy Spurge Out-of-print, single-sided brochure. View PDF file (53.5 KB) FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader (required)
TEAM Leafy Spurge: The SPURGE Scourge by Steve Merritt Invading grazing lands and reducing rangeland productivity, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), a native of Eurasia, drastically reduces land value and has infested five million acres of land in 29 states. An overview of the research program TEAM Leafy Spurge, this publication outlines the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach as well as the team effort to effectively provide a regional strategy in the control of leafy spurge. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, TEAM Leafy Spurge Out-of-print, full color, trifold brochure. September 1999 Viewable in a 2 page PDF file (333 KB) FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader (required) Each page has three sections (left, center and right). Reading order of the main text body in the PDF format is as follows: The main text begins on the right section of page 1. The main text then flows to the left section of page 2. Finally, the main text ends on the left section of page 1.
A Success Story in Progress by TEAM Leafy Spurge staff Controlled by natural enemies in its native habitat of Eurasia, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) continues to infest a staggering amount of landscapes ranging from open prairie and hillsides to riparian areas and lowlands. At a cost of over $144 million a year in production losses, control expenses as well as other impacts to the economy, leafy spurge has literally forced some ranchers out of business. Effective and affordable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies implemented have been effective at achieving affordable control of leafy spurge. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, TEAM Leafy Spurge. Out-of-print, full color, four page brochure. November 1999 Viewable in a 2 page PDF File (522 KB) FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader (required) Each page has two sections (left and right). Reading order of the main text body in the PDF format is as follows: The main text body begins on the left section of page 2. The main text then flows to the right section of page 2. Finally, the main text ends on the left section of page 1.
by Steve Merritt Originally issued as a press release by Montana State University News Service A sustainable, long-term solution, biocontrol increases the production of desirable grasses and the re-establishment of native vegetation. Success depends on how, where and when initial releases of biological control agents are made. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, TEAM Leafy Spurge. Out-of-print, full color, single fold brochure. April 1999 Viewable in a 4 page PDF File (320 KB) FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader (required)
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